Official Cup

Engº. Antônio Lopes
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Medero Gadea kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, S S Palestra Italia's goal looked a bit too open when Edin Džeko came free, but Jarbas Guedes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. S S Palestra Italia's Jarbas Guedes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edin Džeko in the 10th minute of play. S S Palestra Italia's Jarbas Guedes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Medero Gadea in the 11th minute of play. Jarbas Guedes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Medero Gadea, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Medero Gadea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. S S Palestra Italia's Jarbas Guedes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edin Džeko in the 20th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edin Džeko in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jarbas Guedes saved S S Palestra Italia from getting behind. GeRaÇãO-83's Grzegorz Siekierski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Roberto Moura in the 27th minute of play. 38 minutes into the game, Edin Džeko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jarbas Guedes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 44th match minute, S S Palestra Italia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nestor Bernal to maneuver through the defense. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zé Roberto Moura to make the kick off. Edin Džeko received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jarbas Guedes came out and tried to block the shot, but Edin Džeko slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 54th minute. 62 minutes into the match, Edin Džeko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jarbas Guedes. S S Palestra Italia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edin Džeko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 67th minute, Medero Gadea fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Jarbas Guedes, passed just outside the right post. S S Palestra Italia's Jarbas Guedes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Medero Gadea in the 70th minute of play. GeRaÇãO-83's Medero Gadea got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Grzegorz Siekierski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Inácio Figueiredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Jarbas Guedes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Medero Gadea in the 80th minute. If Medero Gadea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of GeRaÇãO-83 booed when S S Palestra Italia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gavino Quexal didn't get a good kick on the ball. GeRaÇãO-83's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.